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Mesopotamia G.7

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  • What was life like in Sumer?
    the climate was hot and dry, the rivers flooded sometimes
  • List 1 of the Sumerian Legacy.
    Writing - Math and Science - Literature
  • Sumerians made smart ways to water their crops. This helped them grow lots of food!/ (True or False
    True
  • airplanes were one of the Sumerian inventions. (T/F)
    False
  • Sumer was in a place called _________ .
    Mesopotamia
  • Farmers in the social class were in which level?
    Middle class
  • Sumerians believed in many gods. They built big temples called ziggurats to worship them. (T/F)
    True
  • Why rivers are important?
    It gives us food, water and transportation
  • What are the 2 rivers of Mesopotamia?
    Tigris and Euphrates
  • Sumerians made some inventions in farming, such as ______
    channels, ditches, irrigation or dams
  • Civilization must have _______ to express their ideas.
    writing system
  • The Sumerians invented the ________ writing system and wrote on _________.
    Cuneiform / clay tablets
  • The sumerians had some city states, each city ruled itself. (T/F)
    True
  • Civilizations must have _______ to set rules and laws
    government
  • Their social class was divided into ______ parts.
    3
  • Civilizations must have _____ to let people live together
    cities
  • Houses were made of _____ and reeds to make strong bricks.
    Mud
  • What are the main elements of a civilization?
    Cities, Government, Art, Religion and writing
  • The Sumerians built large walls to ____________
    protect them or keep enemies out
  • Mesopotamia means _________
    The land between the 2 rivers
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